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Her Brothers Speak

We have a little sister,
    and her breasts are not yet grown.
What should we do for our sister
    when a man comes asking to marry her?

If she were a wall,
    we would put silver trim[a] around her.
If she were a door,
    we would put a cedar board around her.

She Answers Her Brothers

10 I am a wall,
    and my breasts are my towers.
    And he is satisfied with me![b]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 8:9 trim Or “supports.” Often horizontal beams and towers were built into walls to strengthen and support them. But here, this seems to be a decoration.
  2. Song of Solomon 8:10 he is satisfied with me Literally, “in his eyes I find peace.” In Hebrew this is also like the names “Solomon” and “Shulamith.”

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